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Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
2 Peter 3:1-10
Peter is not afraid of repeating himself. He does not tire of reminding the children of God of the same truths (v. 1; 2 Peter 1:12-13; Philippians 3:1; Judges 1:17). May we for our part not grow tired of reading them again and meditating on them. For the third time the apostle writes about the flood. In contrast with those people who willingly ignore all the warnings (Ephesians 4:18), the beloved of the Lord should not ignore His purposes. The "end of the world", which some think of with fear and others treat lightly, will not occur until the moment chosen by Him. The heaven and earth "which are now" will then be destroyed. Only the patience of God, with His longing for the salvation of sinners, has suspended the judgment up to now. He does not want anybody to perish (Ezekiel 33:11). This patience even applies to those mockers who challenge the truth and insult Him. However, mankind is faced with a relentless "countdown". Then will arrive that last moment when the promises which have been heard so often will suddenly become reality. What happens then will give substance to the hope of the children of God, to the confusion of the mockers and the ungodly. It will be too late then to "come to repentance" (end of v. 9). Dear reader, have you come yet?
